State Department Slaps Sanctions on Bahraini Man

The U.S. State Department said Tuesday it designated Ahmed Abdulrahman Sihab Ahmed Sihab as a terrorist.

Sihab, also known as Abdulrahman al-Sharqi, is a Bahraini citizen who has been charged with planning terrorist attacks as a member of al Qaeda, and he’s trained members of the group, the State Department said.

Since 2007, Sihab has been wanted for extradition by Bahrain’s government for participating in terrorist activities. An Interpol Red Notice has been issued for his arrest, the State Department said.

The designation as a global terrorist blocks any U.S. property Sihab has, and bars any Americans from doing any business with him.

Also Tuesday, the U.S. Treasury Department removed Victor Nabil Karam from its Iraq blacklist, along with two companies he’s listed as owning or controlling. Karam and the two companies were taken off the United Nations blacklist in December 2011.

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And, to be clear, Al Quaeda is a Sunni group - the same as the Bahrain royal family and government. So they can't blame this one on the protestors. However, by implication, people now think the protest movement in Bahrain is linked to terrorism. The same way they think it is linked to Iran. Absolutely no proof. Just implication.

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